Sixers Thad Young Out Three Weeks With Hamstring Strain

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 16: Thaddeus Young #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers lays up a shot past Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on May 16, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)Thaddeus Young $8 Million

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With Andrew Bynum still battling knee pain, Jason Richardson out with a knee issue as well, the Sixers could ill-afford to lose another player to injury. And yet, as this season has seemed to go, they have.

Thaddeus Young will miss approximately three weeks with a “grade 1 hamstring strain” the team announced today. Young appeared to injure himself diving for a loose ball in the third quarter of the Sixers win.

Young has been the team’s second best player this season, and is having the best year of his career.